Rapová královna Nicki Minaj, rodným jménem Onika Tanya Maraj, přišla na svět 8. prosince 1982 v městečku Saint James, ležícím na předměstí hlavního města státu Trinidad a Tobago, Port of Spain. Její otec, Robert Maraj, pracoval v oblasti financí...

Píseň: Dear Old Nicki

Interpret:
Nicki Minaj
Album:
Pink Friday
maybe you died 
'cuz everybody ask me 
where you at 
i try to channel you in hopes that 
i could steal you back 
but it's like every intersection 
we just missed each other 
you got your fans waitin' 
tell me you ain't six feet under 
and tell me that you're coming back 
that you just took a break 
maybe i blamed you for everything 
that was my mistake 
in high and sight, 
i loved your rawness 
and i loved your edge 
'cuz it was you who talked me down 
from jumping off the ledge 
your earrings bamboo 
your long nails too 
your bmw 
everytime you came through 
you was the brave heart 
you stole wayne heart 
you never switched it up 
you played that same part 
but i needed to grow 
and i needed to know 
but there's some things inside of me 
that i needed to show 
so i just deaded you 
left you in all black 
but dear old nicki, 
please call back 


(Chorus) 
you told me you'd come 
when i needed you 
and you said it so sweetly 
i believed you  
but i'm standing here calling 
i cant see you 
but i am holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you to that 


yo, did i chase the glitz and glamor, 
money, fame, and power? 
'cuz if so, that will forever go down 
my lamest hour 
i should've kept you with me 
getting at the nameless cowards 
they was no match for you, 
couldn't defeat your powers 
i had to make them changes, 
i hope you understood 


you see for every bad, 
i did a ton of good 
but you was underground, 
and i was mainstream 
i live the life now 
that we would daydream 
my only wish is 
you come enjoy it with me 
get on them conference calls 
go meet the lawyers with me 
the money came, yeah 
i tripled and quadrupled it 
but i just miss us 
when we were on some stupid shit 
and it's still fuck the media 
they ridiculed you, 
never believed in ya 
they just deaded you 
left you in all black 
dear old nicki, 
please call back 


(Chorus) 
you told me you'd come 
when i needed you 
and you said it so sweetly 
I believe you  
but i'm standing here calling 
i cant see you 
but i am holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you to that 


yes, i'm holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you 
yes, i'm holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you 
yes, i'm holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you to that 


yes, i'm holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you 
yes, i'm holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you 
yes, i'm holding you, 
holding you, 
holding you to that